Crofton named the new Tribune editor

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Cheboygan Daily Tribune - Cheboygan, MI

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Posted Dec. 10, 2012 at 10:18 PM

Posted Dec. 10, 2012 at 10:18 PM

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The Cheboygan Daily Tribune welcomes Richard Crofton as its new editor. Crofton brings to the Tribune 25 years of newspaper experience, with 18 of those years being in management on news operations in Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa and West Virginia. His last position was copyeditor/weekend wire editor at the Des Moines Register, in Des Moines, Iowa, for Gannett, Inc.

“I am happy to be back in northern Michigan again,” Crofton said. “I was working in Alpena in the 1990s and fell in love with the area. It is good to be back.”

Crofton has spent the majority of his career working for Ogden Newspapers and spent the last two years working with Gannett in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and Iowa.

“I have worked at many newspapers throughout my career and I hope I can settle down here for good and call this home,” he said. “The area has so much to offer and I enjoy bringing the local news to the readers.”

The transition should not be difficult for Crofton, even though he has worked out of the state for the past few years. His wife Lucy, who originally is from Alpena, has continued to live in their home in Escanaba, so ties to northern Michigan have never left him.

“I want people to feel comfortable coming to me if they think we are missing something,” he said. “I have a good staff here, and if we are missing something, let me know.”

Crofton said he has an open door policy and wants to hear from the community. “We will be trying to do a lot of positive things. We also want to keep our readers informed of the events and happenings going on around our coverage area,” he said.

One area of interest for increased coverage is school news. “If you have something going on in the classroom or an interesting photo opportunity, let us know,” he said. “If we can’t get to it, feel free to submit the information with a photo and we will get it into the paper.”

Along with his wife Lucy, Crofton has three grown step-children, two step-daughters in California, and a step-son in the U.S. Air Force, based in Italy.

“We are fortunate indeed to have Richard aboard. He brings best management practices from several other newsrooms to Cheboygan,” said Tribune Publisher, Gary Lamberg. “While serving as managing editor in Alpena for five years and while working at the Escanaba Daily Press, he became familiar with many of the same issues facing our community,” he added.

To reach Crofton, you can call 627-7144, through email at richard@cheboygantribune.com, or on Twitter @richard_crofton. By being a follower on his Twitter account, you can keep up-to-date on the latest things the staff is working on.